Container and display carton



vW. M. AND (3.1. DOEBNG.

ate'nted; Feb. 7, 1922.

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l vide two substantially rectangular WILLIAM M. DOERING AND CHARLES J'. DOERING, OF CINC-NATI, OIO.

CONTAINER AND DISPLAYv CARTON.

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To all 'whom' it may concern.

Be 1t known that we, WILLIAM M. Dona-v ING and CHARLES J. DOERING, citizens of the United States, and residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in`Container and Display Cartons, of which the following specification 1s a full disclosure.

This invention relates to display and advertising racks, especially designed for er:- hibiting tires, and is companion to an application lled of the same date, Serial No. 393,649.V

The objects are to provide' a display support for tires, that may be cheaply manufactured from cardboard stock, or the like, to provide means for clamping a tire within the support in an upright position in which the weight of the tire actuates the clamping means, and to provide two plane surfaces for displaying advertising matter.

Additional objects are to form the elements of the rack from cardboard stock assembled into a strong and durable structure and to so construct the rack that it may be folded in a compact form, for shipping and storage purposes. v

Other objects and certain advantages will be set forth in the description, and special reference is made to the drawings, 'forming a part of this specification, in which:

[F ig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, showing the rack with a portion of a tire clamped therewithin.

F ig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1, showing in dot-and-dash lines the position of the part previous to the` inserting and clamping of the tire. l

Fig. 3 is a top plan showing the parts in Vposition corresponding to that shown by dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 2, the. folded or knock-down position beingpshown by dotand-dash lines.

ln carrying out our invention, we prosheets of cardboard 1, 4out-to a particular outline and scored or punched as at 2, to form the vertical side walls 3, and end walls or flaps 4, which when folded at right angles to the side Walls 8 rovide jaw members for engaging the tire. The said sections 1 are placed in opposition to one another to form a rectangular box-like structure and the pairs of end flaps or jaw members at. each end are vpivotally connected as at 5 by a Specification of Letters Patent.

side, and clamp the same, as shown in Fig.

` sions toward each other when a tire Patented ses. e. ieee.V

Application lel. July 2, 1920.` Serial No 393,656.

bridge o'r cross member 6. The ber 6 is curved as at 7, at its top, and has a flat bottom edge 8. The jaws have curved engaging edges9 and curved bases 10, which act as rolling fulcrums.- V

The initial positionI of the parts is shown in dot-and-dash lines in Fig. '2,and when so placed the 4side walls 8 are in a vertical positi'on,v` the bridge or cross members 6 raised, and the. jaws open. A. tire is then set upon the curved surfaces 7, the Weight of the same depressing the bridge members, causing the jaws to approach the tire'oneach 2, the bridge member nally .surface a, at which time ythe engaged about the tire. Through the inwardrnotion'f the jaws, the' side walls 3 are' swung at an angle,-to fully ldisplay the advertising matter placed upon their sur` faces 3a. The end flaps orjaws, when the tire is clamped therebetween, inelines. the side walls 'niaking'the display matter more predominating and legible. As shown by dot-anddash lines in Fig. 3, the rack is designed to be folded to a flat or knocledown position, @the` scoring. or punching 2 facilitating sueli an' operation.

Having described our invention, we claim: 1. In a display and advertising rack, two rectangular sections each having angle extensions at its opposite ends, the sections juxta-posed to -form a boxflike structure, open at its top and bottom, the angle extensions of said sections 'forming jaws for clamping .a tire, having their base edges curved for rocking the opposing jaws toward each other, and a bridge member-for each pair of opposing extensions pivotally attached to the extensions. torock the extenn is placed contacting the jaws are fully upon the bridge member.

2. In a display and advertising rack, two rectangular sections' juxtaposed to form a box-like structure, open at its top. and bottom, ends on said rectangular sections forming jaws for clampinga tire and having curved base edges for rocking the sections and their jaws toward each other, and a bridge niember pivotallv attached to opposing jaw ends ,of said sections, to rock vthe opposmgajaw ends toward 'each other when a tire is placed thereon, the sides of said box-l`ile structure being angularly adjusted by the 'clamping action of said jaws.

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boxlike structure formed from two sheets of cardboard, each sheet near its ends being scored and bent to Jform coacting jaws, bridge members respectively pivotally attached to 'ends of the said sheets to form endwalls,

shaping said end walls to form opposed clamping jaws, and pivotally connecting'said jaws by a bridge member for causing a clamping action of said jaws, when a tire is placed upon saidbridge member and between said jaws. v

5. In a tire casing display and supporting rack, a pair of side walls, each having end fiaps, adapted to be bent at right angles/'to their respective sidewalls cross members'- at the opposite ends of said side walls pivot-- ally connecting respectively with relative" opposite end iaps for uniting the parts in a boxdike structure, and for swinging the opposed end iaps toward each other upon depressing said cross members for clampingly holding a tire casing between the end flaps and within the structure.

6. In a tire casing display and supporting rack, a pair of opposed side walls, each having iiaps at the opposite ends adapted to be bent at right angles to their respective side walls, and cross members pivotally connected to the corresponding opposed end iaps oi' said walls, to unite the parts into a box-like structure, adapted to clampingly receive and support a tire casing between the edges of said end flaps.

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and receive the article to be supported,

utilizing the weight thereof to swing the opposing jaws, clamping therebetween the article supported upon said cross member.

S. A support of the class described, com-- prising ay pair of opposing jaw members, each having curved base edges, and a cross member plvotally connected to said jaws to `support an article between the jaws and utilize the weight thereof for rocking said jaws upon their base edges toward each other to develop a clamping pressure against the sides oi' the supported article.

9, A support or' the class described, comprising pairs of opposing clamping members, each provided with a curved base edge, a cross member for pivotally connecting an opposing pair of membersl` said members above the crosslmember beingformed to embrace the sides of an annulus to be supported and the cross member arranged to utilize the weight of the annulus thereupon to rock said members and develop a clamping pressure against the sides of the annulus, and means to connect the pairs of members 'for mutual support.

ln witness whereot', we hereunto subscribe our names, as attested by the two subscribing witnesses.

i WM, M. DOERNG.

CHARLES J. DOERING.

Witnesses li. A. BECK, J. C. JUNiUs. 

